Tag: Carla Vizzotti

• Monday, September 5th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Respiratory disease in Tucumán determined to be Legionella

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirmed that the mysterious respiratory disease in the province of Tucumán, which has caused so far 5 deaths, was bilateral pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria.

• Friday, July 29th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentine health authorities devise strategies against monkeypox

  

  Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti convened a meeting with “experts” to generate “strategies to strengthen epidemiological surveillance, work together with the jurisdictions to decentralize diagnosis, train health teams and generate information actions for society.”

• Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Moderna's pediatrics vax to become available in Argentina later this month

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Friday announced her country was about to receive the first batch of 1,400,000 doses of Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to be applied to children between six months and three years of age.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Vizzotti says Argentina entering fourth wave of COVID-19

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Monday confirmed the country was going through its fourth wave of COVID-19. The official also pointed out that “we are in a different situation” now.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Buenos Aires health minister warns of possible new, milder covid-19 wave

  

  Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós Wednesday warned the recent increase in covid cases might be heralding “the beginning of a new wave.”

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Eight cases of new hepatitis detected in Argentina, one in critical condition

  

  Argentina's health authorities are investigating 8 cases of acute hepatitis which are suspected of belonging to the new variant of unknown origin, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirmed Friday.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  CanSino eyes Argentina for local production of covid-19 vax

  

  A delegation from the Cansino laboratory has held meetings in Buenos Aires with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and other officials to discuss local production of their COVID-19 vaccine, it was reported Tuesday.

• Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Argentine-developed COVID-19 vax to start phase 1 trials

  

  The first vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Argentina is to be tested on humans during phase 1 trials, it was announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 20:02 UTC

  Argentina: No more isolation for asymptomatic people with booster doses

  

  Argentine Health Authorities have decided Tuesday that from now on, people who have taken three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and remain asymptomatic following close contact with a positive case of the disease shall no longer be required to isolate themselves.

• Friday, December 31st 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentine Health Ministry eyes shortening isolation for those fully vaccinated

  

  The Government of Argentina is monitoring the Uruguayan case closely to determine whether it is still useful to isolate COVID-19 close contacts who are already vaccinated against the disease, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said the day after she announced a reduction in the number of quarantine days.